The Spirit General took out a brocade pouch and handed it directly to Shui Miao.
It was a black pouch embroidered with the yin-yang fish symbol. The craftsmanship appeared extremely exquisite, and the material seemed particularly unique. Shui Miao couldn’t even sense what was inside.
In front of the Spirit General, Shui Miao opened the pouch and discovered it was completely empty.
“How… how can this be!”
The Spirit General was stunned, quickly explaining, “I’ve always kept this pouch on me and never touched it. How could it possibly be empty now?”
“Perhaps… maybe it was just empty to begin with…”
Shui Miao examined the pouch inside and out, then suddenly had an idea and placed it into the alchemical furnace of the Time Tower, using the purest furnace flame to burn and refine it. Shui Miao believed that Laozi, the Supreme Immortal, was no ordinary person, and anything he gave must be extraordinary. Rather than assuming the pouch was empty, it was more likely that the pouch itself was a treasure.
Yes, Shui Miao was convinced that the pouch itself was the treasure bestowed by Laozi.
In this world, besides the Nuwa Stone and the Tianyuan Stone, there might exist an even better forging material.
Earlier, Shui Miao had tried to sense the pouch but failed completely, as if the pouch didn’t even exist.
Sure enough, after burning and refining it for a while, the pouch remained completely undamaged!
Even the Nuwa Stone could be refined by furnace fire, yet this pouch could not. What else could it be if not a treasure?
Shui Miao felt slightly excited and then asked, “Senior Spirit General, I’d like to meet your master. Since he gave me a gift, I would also like to give him one in return.”
“…”
The Spirit General paused, then mentally transmitted to Shui Miao, “Brother Shui, actually, my master passed away many years ago. However, I know that a fragment of his original soul is hidden in a special place. Your current cultivation is insufficient. When you reach the Immortal Emperor stage, I will tell you where it is. This is not my own idea—it’s what my master instructed me to say.”
“Did he tell you anything else?”
Shui Miao hadn’t expected Laozi to be so mysterious. What could he possibly mean?
The Spirit General shook his head. “No more than that.”
“I see…”
Shui Miao scratched his nose. “Alright then. When I reach the Immortal Emperor stage, I’ll come back to find you immediately. But I’d like to know—how much longer will you be staying here? I’d hate to come back and not be able to find you.”
“Don’t worry. I will stay here always.”
The Spirit General nodded firmly.
“Nothing in this world is absolute,” Shui Miao said pessimistically. “Senior Spirit General, how about this? Why don’t you place a life talisman on me now, just in case something happens?”
“Hmm… Well then, alright.”
The Spirit General hadn’t expected Shui Miao to be so cautious. After a moment’s hesitation, he finally agreed.
Shui Miao accepted the Spirit General’s life talisman and stored it within his spiritual planet. He then inquired further about the Immortal-Demon Realm. However, he found that the Spirit General was simply an honest and loyal commander who knew far less than Shui Tianyi. There was nothing valuable to be gained from him, so Shui Miao took his leave and departed with Saint Mother Shui Tianyi.
Together, they flew deeper into the Immortal-Demon Realm.
Along the way, Shui Miao retrieved the brocade pouch and showed it to Shui Tianyi. “Sister, do you know what material this pouch is made of?”
“Hmm…”
Shui Tianyi took the pouch and examined it for a while before shrugging slightly and shaking her head. “I’ve never seen this material before. It looks ordinary at first glance, but when I try to sense it, I can’t penetrate it at all. I really don’t know what it is.”
Shui Tianyi handed the pouch back to Shui Miao.
After putting the pouch away, Shui Miao muttered thoughtfully, “Even you don’t recognize it. I wonder if the Celestial Mechanism Sage might.”
“It’s hard to say. Perhaps he has more knowledge and might recognize it. But why do you say that, Brother? The Celestial Mechanism Sage is our enemy. After you defeated the Five Divine Enforcers, they surely will report back. The Celestial Mechanism Sage is the ruler of Punishment City—he might even come after you personally.”
“But don’t worry, Brother. No matter how powerful they are, they won’t dare follow you into the Immortal-Demon Realm. The deeper regions of this realm are ancient demonic territory. They wouldn’t dare provoke trouble here.”
Saint Mother Shui Tianyi knew a lot about the Immortal-Demon Realm. She had always longed to explore it.
In fact, her Hongyu Chessboard had been discovered within the ruins of the Immortal-Demon Realm.
Therefore, this time, she was the one leading the way.
Hearing her words, Shui Miao became intrigued. “Sister, I actually have a story related to the Immortal-Demon Realm. Would you like to hear it?”
“Go ahead. Of course I want to hear about your story—you’re my little brother.”
Saint Mother Shui Tianyi smiled gently, already treating Shui Miao as her own younger brother.
Thus, Shui Miao shared with her some of the information he had previously known.
After listening, Saint Mother Shui Tianyi was immediately astonished. “No way! Your previous life was actually Hei Ming of the Immortal-Demon Realm! I know—he was a very powerful demon god. His Soul Devouring Technique was extremely evil. And you say the Spirit General was someone you once wanted to take as a follower? That’s clearly impossible! The Spirit General is a disciple of the Supreme Laozi. How could he possibly be connected to you?”
“Ah! I myself don’t believe it either.”
Shui Miao shook his head. “But I can’t figure out why the thousand-year-old female ghost projected those memories for me to see. I also can’t understand why the Goddess Xuantian appeared in the Mirror of Illusory Demons to save me. I don’t even know how much of those memories are real and how much is false.”
The Spirit Marshal took out a brocade pouch and handed it directly to Shui Miao.
It was a black pouch embroidered with the pattern of yin and yang fish, and the craftsmanship looked extremely exquisite. Perhaps due to the special material, Shui Miao couldn’t sense what was inside at all.
In front of the Spirit Marshal, Shui Miao opened the pouch, only to find it completely empty, with nothing inside.
“How… how could this be?”
The Spirit Marshal was stunned and quickly explained, “I’ve kept this pouch on me all along, never touched it. How could it be empty?”
“Maybe… maybe it’s just empty…”
Shui Miao examined the pouch, flipping it over and looking at it again. With a thought, he placed it into the refining furnace of the Time Tower, using the purest furnace fire to smelt it. Shui Miao believed that the Supreme Lord Laozi was no ordinary figure, and the things he gave were certainly not ordinary either. Rather than saying the pouch was empty, it was more likely that the pouch itself was a treasure.
Yes, Shui Miao believed that the pouch itself was the treasure the Supreme Lord Laozi intended to give him.
In this world, apart from the Nuwa Stone and the Tianyuan Stone, there might be an even better forging material.
Just now, Shui Miao had already tried to sense it but couldn’t penetrate the pouch. It felt as if it didn’t exist at all.
Sure enough, after smelting for a while, the pouch remained completely unharmed!
Even the Nuwa Stone could be refined by the furnace fire, but this pouch couldn’t. If that wasn’t a treasure, what was it?
Shui Miao felt a slight excitement in his heart and then asked, “Spirit Marshal, I’d like to meet your master. He gave me a gift, and I’d like to give him one in return.”
“…”
The Spirit Marshal paused for a moment, then transmitted a mental message to Shui Miao, “Brother Shui Miao, actually, my master passed away many years ago. However, I know that a trace of his soul is still hidden in a special place. Your current cultivation isn’t sufficient yet. When you reach the level of an Immortal Emperor, I’ll tell you where it is. This isn’t my decision—it’s what my master instructed me to tell you.”
“Did he tell you anything else?”
Shui Miao didn’t expect the Supreme Lord Laozi to be so mysterious. What exactly did he mean?
The Spirit Marshal shook his head, “No, nothing else.”
“I see…”
Shui Miao rubbed his nose, “Alright then, once I reach the level of an Immortal Emperor, I’ll come back to find you immediately. But I’d like to know, Spirit Marshal, how much longer will you be staying here? I wouldn’t want to come back and find you gone—that would be troublesome.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll always be here.”
The Spirit Marshal nodded with certainty.
“Nothing in life is absolute…” Shui Miao wasn’t so optimistic, “Spirit Marshal, how about this: you place a life talisman on me now, just in case.”
“This… well, alright then!”
The Spirit Marshal didn’t expect Shui Miao to be so cautious. After a moment’s hesitation, he agreed.
Shui Miao took the Spirit Marshal’s life talisman and hid it within his Inner World Planet. After gathering some more information about the Immortal-Demon Realm, he realized that the Spirit Marshal was just an honest and loyal commander who knew even less than Shui Tianyi. Unable to obtain any valuable intelligence from him, Shui Miao bid farewell and left with the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi.
The direction they flew in was naturally deeper into the Immortal-Demon Realm.
On the way, Shui Miao took out the pouch and showed it to the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi, “Sister, do you know what material this pouch is made of?”
“Hmm…”
Shui Tianyi took the pouch and examined it for a while, then shrugged and gently shook her head, “I’ve never seen this material before. It looks quite ordinary, but upon closer inspection, it’s impossible to sense through it. I have no idea what it is.”
Shui Tianyi returned the pouch to Shui Miao.
After putting the pouch away, Shui Miao couldn’t help but mutter to himself in confusion, “Even you don’t recognize it, sister. I wonder if the Heavenly Secrets Sage would know.”
“Hard to say. Perhaps he’s more knowledgeable and might recognize it. But why are you asking about him, brother? The Heavenly Secrets Sage is our enemy. After you dealt with the Five Paths Punishment Gods, they’ll surely report back to their superiors. The Heavenly Secrets Sage is the lord of the Punishment City, and he might even come after you personally.”
“But don’t worry, brother. No matter how powerful they are, they won’t dare chase us into the depths of the Immortal-Demon Realm. This is the territory of the ancient Demon Gods. They wouldn’t dare cause trouble here.”
The Holy Mother Shui Tianyi knew a lot about the Immortal-Demon Realm, as she had always longed to explore it.
Her Cosmic Chessboard was actually discovered in the ruins of the Immortal-Demon Realm.
That’s why this trip into the Immortal-Demon Realm was entirely guided by the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi.
Hearing her words, Shui Miao couldn’t help but feel intrigued, “Sister, I also have a story related to the Immortal-Demon Realm. Would you like to hear it?”
“Of course, brother. I’d love to hear it. You’re my brother, after all.”
The Holy Mother Shui Tianyi smiled warmly, already treating Shui Miao as her own brother.
So, Shui Miao shared some of the information he had learned earlier.
After listening, the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi was immediately astonished, “No way! Your past life was actually the Dark Abyss of the Immortal-Demon Realm! I know that Dark Abyss was an incredibly powerful Demon God, and his Soul Devouring Technique was extremely evil. And you said the Spirit Marshal was once a follower you had your eye on? That’s impossible! The Spirit Marshal is a disciple of the Supreme Lord Laozi. How could he be connected to you?”
“Sigh! I don’t believe it myself either.”
Shui Miao shook his head, “But I can’t figure out why the Thousand-Year Ghost forced those memories into my mind. I also can’t understand why the Nine Heavens Mystic Lady appeared in the Illusion Mirror to save me. I don’t even know how much of those memories are real and how much are fake.”
“Brother…” The Nine Heavens Mystic Lady looked at Shui Miao with heartache and said bitterly, “That damned Thousand-Year Ghost is truly despicable, forcing so many chaotic memories onto you. If I ever see her, I’ll make sure to teach her a lesson and avenge you, brother!”
“Sister, let’s not think about her for now. We’ve already reached the depths of the Immortal-Demon Realm. I’m thinking of changing my appearance and pretending to be the reincarnation of the Dark Abyss God, causing a stir in this realm. Who knows, we might even gain some unexpected benefits.”
Shui Miao acted immediately, transforming his appearance to look more rugged and imposing.
At the same time, he summoned waves of Soul Devouring energy.
“Good, then I’ll transform into the Demon Emperor and be your Butterfly Sister.”
The Holy Mother Shui Tianyi transformed as well, instantly taking on the appearance of a demoness.
The two exchanged a smile, and Shui Miao’s sister raised an eyebrow, suddenly saying, “Brother, let me take you to the ruins where I found the Cosmic Chessboard blueprint. It’s said to be an ancient battlefield from the Immortal-Demon War long, long ago. Even today, there are still many treasures left there.”
“Great! Let’s go now.”
With the Small Chessboard Killing Array in hand, Shui Miao feared neither heaven nor earth.
“Sister, let’s not dwell on her for now. We’ve already arrived at the depths of the Immortal-Demon Realm. I’d like to change my appearance and pretend to be the reincarnation of the demon god Hei Ming, causing chaos in this realm. Perhaps we might even gain some unexpected benefits.”
Without hesitation, Shui Miao altered his appearance, making himself look older and more imposing. At the same time, he exuded waves of soul-devouring energy.
“Alright then. I’ll transform into the Demon Emperor and become your butterfly sister.”
The Spirit Commander took out a brocade pouch and handed it directly to Shui Miao.
It was a black brocade pouch embroidered with the pattern of yin and yang fish. The craftsmanship of the pouch looked extremely exquisite, possibly due to the special material used. Shui Miao couldn’t sense what was inside the pouch at all.
In front of the Spirit Commander, Shui Miao opened the pouch and found it was empty, containing nothing.
“How… how could this be!”
The Spirit Commander was stunned and quickly explained, “I’ve always kept this pouch on me, never touched it. How could it be empty?”
“Perhaps… perhaps it’s just empty…”
Shui Miao examined the pouch, turned it over, and then, with a thought, placed it into the refining furnace of the Time Tower, using the purest furnace fire to smelt it… Shui Miao thought, the Supreme Lord Laozi was no ordinary person, and what he gave him must also be extraordinary. Rather than saying the pouch was empty, it was more likely that the pouch itself was a treasure.
Yes, Shui Miao believed that the pouch itself was the treasure the Supreme Lord Laozi intended to give him.
In this world, apart from the Nuwa Stone and the Tianyuan Stone, there might be an even better forging material.
Just now, Shui Miao had already sensed that he couldn’t penetrate the pouch; it felt like it didn’t exist.
Indeed, after smelting for a while, the pouch remained unscathed!
Even the Nuwa Stone could be refined by the furnace fire, but this pouch couldn’t. What else could it be if not a treasure?
Shui Miao felt a slight excitement in his heart and then asked, “Spirit Commander, I would like to meet your master. He gave me a gift, and I would like to give him one in return.”
“…”
The Spirit Commander paused and then transmitted a message to Shui Miao, “Brother Shui Miao, actually, my master passed away many years ago. However, I know that a trace of his soul is hidden in a special place. Your current cultivation level is not sufficient. When you reach the Immortal Emperor realm, I will tell you where he is. This is not my intention; it was my master’s instruction.”
“Did he tell you anything else?”
Shui Miao didn’t expect the Supreme Lord Laozi to be so mysterious. What did he mean by all this?
The Spirit Commander shook his head, “No, nothing else.”
“I see…”
Shui Miao touched his nose, “Alright then, when I reach the Immortal Emperor realm, I’ll come back to find you immediately. But I want to know, Spirit Commander, how long will you stay here? I don’t want to come back and find you gone; that would be troublesome.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll stay here indefinitely.”
The Spirit Commander nodded with certainty.
“Nothing is absolute…” Shui Miao wasn’t so optimistic, “Spirit Commander, how about this: you place a life talisman on me now, just in case.”
“This… well, alright then!”
The Spirit Commander didn’t expect Shui Miao to be so cautious. After a pause, he nodded in agreement.
Shui Miao took the Spirit Commander’s life talisman and hid it within his Mind Planet. After gathering some information about the Immortal-Demon Realm, he found that the Spirit Commander was just an honest and loyal commander who knew less than Shui Tianyi. Unable to obtain any valuable intelligence from him, Shui Miao bid farewell and left with Shui Tianyi, the Holy Mother.
The direction they flew towards was naturally deeper into the Immortal-Demon Realm.
On the way, Shui Miao took out the pouch and showed it to Shui Tianyi, “Sister, do you know what material this pouch is made of?”
“Hmm…”
Shui Tianyi took the pouch and examined it for a while, then shrugged and gently shook her head, “I’ve never seen this material before. It looks quite ordinary, but upon closer inspection, I can’t sense through it. I don’t know what it is.”
Shui Tianyi returned the pouch to Shui Miao.
After putting the pouch away, Shui Miao couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Even you, sister, don’t recognize it. I wonder if the Heavenly Secrets Sage would know.”
“Hard to say, perhaps he has seen more and might recognize it. But brother, why do you say that? The Heavenly Secrets Sage is our enemy. After you dealt with the Five Paths Punishment Gods, they will surely report back to their superiors. The Heavenly Secrets Sage is the lord of the Punishment City, and he might even come after you personally.”
“However, brother, you don’t need to worry. No matter how powerful they are, they won’t chase us into the depths of the Immortal-Demon Realm. The deep parts of the Immortal-Demon Realm are the territory of ancient demon gods; they wouldn’t dare cause trouble here.”
Shui Tianyi, the Holy Mother, knew a lot about the Immortal-Demon Realm. She had always longed to venture into it.
Shui Tianyi’s Cosmic Chessboard was actually discovered in the ruins of the Immortal-Demon Realm.
So this time, their journey into the Immortal-Demon Realm was entirely guided by Shui Tianyi.
Hearing Shui Tianyi’s words, Shui Miao couldn’t help but feel intrigued, “Sister, I also have a story related to the Immortal-Demon Realm. Would you like to hear it?”
“Of course, I want to hear it. You’re my brother.”
Shui Tianyi smiled gently, already treating Shui Miao as her own brother.
Thus, Shui Miao shared some of the information he had known before.
After listening, Shui Tianyi was immediately surprised, “No way! Your past life was actually the Black Nether of the Immortal-Demon Realm! I know, Black Nether was a very powerful demon god, and his Soul Devouring Technique was extremely evil. And you said the Spirit Commander was a follower you had your eye on before, which is obviously impossible! The Spirit Commander is a disciple of the Supreme Lord Laozi; how could he be related to you?”
“Ah! I don’t believe it myself.”
Shui Miao shook his head, “But I can’t figure out why the Thousand-Year Ghost would simulate those memories for me to know. I also can’t understand why the Nine Heavens Mystic Lady appeared in the Phantom Mirror to save me. Those memories, I don’t even know how much of it is true! And how much is false.”
“Brother…” The Nine Heavens Mystic Lady looked at Shui Miao with pity, saying resentfully, “That damned Thousand-Year Ghost is truly despicable, forcing so many chaotic memories upon you. If I ever see her, I’ll make sure to teach her a lesson and avenge you, brother!”
“Sister, let’s not think about her for now. We’ve already reached the depths of the Immortal-Demon Realm. I want to change my appearance and pretend to be the reincarnation of the Black Nether God, causing chaos in this Immortal-Demon Realm. Perhaps we might even gain some unexpected rewards.”
Shui Miao transformed immediately, making himself look more rugged and imposing.
At the same time, Shui Miao catalyzed waves of Soul Devouring Power.
“Good, then I’ll transform into the Demon Emperor and be your Butterfly Sister.”
Shui Tianyi, the Holy Mother, transformed into a demoness.
The two looked at each other and smiled. Shui Tianyi raised an eyebrow and suddenly said, “Brother, let me take you to the ruins where I found the Cosmic Chessboard array diagram. It’s said to be the ancient battlefield of the Immortal-Demon War from long ago. Even today, there are still many treasures left there.”
“Good! Let’s go now.”
With the Small Chessboard Killing Array in hand, Shui Miao feared neither heaven nor earth.
They exchanged glances and smiled.
Suddenly, Shui Tianyi raised her eyebrow and said, “Brother, let me take you first to the ruins where I found the Hongyu Chessboard formation diagram. It’s said to be an ancient battlefield from the Immortal-Demon War long ago. Even now, it still holds many treasures.”
“Great! Let’s go now.”
With the Small Chessboard Killing Formation in hand, Shui Miao was fearless, unafraid of heaven or earth.
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